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Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

Lyndon B. Johnson Character Analysis

Lyndon B. Johnson was John F. Kennedy’s successor and the 36th president of the United States, from 1963 to 1969. Johnson’s administration greatly expanded civil rights for Black Americans. However, his achievements were mostly responses to pressure from the civil rights movement, which shows how well-organized activists can create policy change.
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Lyndon B. Johnson Character Timeline in Stamped

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Chapter 21: When Death Comes
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Then, President Lyndon B. Johnson took over and helped pass new civil rights legislation. But while Civil Rights Act of... (full context)
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 Segregationist Alabama governor George Wallace and anti-government conservative Barry Goldwater both tried to defeat President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1964 election. They both lost, but they won plenty of support from white... (full context)